Sit Down and Let Go

AA said: Ça me parle tellement que je l’ai mise sur mon statut WhatsApp! 

Sit Down and Let Go

Can the heart of a meditative path be so simple – to sit down and let go? The lessons of simplicity teach us to love deeply and to let go; to savour each sound, taste, sight, and smell and to let go: to cherish each moment as a precious gift and to let go; to appreciate with profound sensitivity each connection with others, every thought and feeling, every birth and death, and to be a calm presence and conscious participant in their natural unfolding and passing. The path of simplicity is learning to live in harmony with the rhythms of life and each moment.              

                              Christina Feldman:  The Buddhist Path to Simplicity

Life would be so much easier if we learned to let go, instead of constantly reacting on everything that happens. So many inner and outer conflicts would be avoided! 

This is what I strive for: to “be a calm presence and conscious participant” in the natural unfolding and passing of the events in life. To let the flow of life pass through me, drop the story line, and move on. To put the smile back onto my face knowing that this, too, will pass. 

The habit of adding our own thoughts, experiences, prejudices etc. to everything is deeply rooted and it is the task of a lifetime to break it, but every single little victory makes the effort worthwhile.